Things To Love…

on a Friday.

Sweet kids having a King Kong Cone festival. Why wasn’t I there?!

Having a luscious bees’ wax and honey lotion bar from my cute friend’s daughter’s very own bees. Heavenly.

A brave, sweet girlie who is trying to be kind and gentle with Mr. Hobbes–even when he is a little scary sometimes.

Roasted red pepper soup and a triple grilled cheese sandwich. The perfect meal to ward off a scratchy throat.

A cute girl that refuses to stop getting taller! Quit it. Quit it!.

The perfectly toasted marshmallows.

A little kitty who watches everything I do…very, very closely….

even from a silly box.

Good old Mary Poppins floating through a Starry, Starry Night.

The positively perfect breakfast.

Seeing this familiar car with the Arkansas plates in front of me, even if it was just for a week or so.

Pictures of the new Rexburg temple under construction.

Picking a dvd to watch with the grandkids. Nim’s Island won.

My daughter-in-law’s new book Light Among the Shadows.

How about you? What are you loving right now?

 

An Influence For Good

Are these perilous times? They are. But there is no need to fear. We can have peace in our hearts and peace in our homes. We can be an influence for good in this world, every one of us.

~Gordon B. Hinckley~

 

 

School Days Prep

Sweet Jessica invited any and all of us that could come–to help her set up her classroom before school begins. Most of us have never been part of the “behind the scenes” work that is back to school. 

It was enormous fun doing any of the millions of jobs that needed doing before Meet the Teacher night could happen. I cut out flowers and word posters, folded and stapled booklets, and cut out name cards for the kids desks.

As you’ll see, there really was something even the smallest helpers all the way up to the most ambitious and creative of the group could do. It was lovely to just be part of the experience and to help the task not be quite so huge for her.

Happy Back To School night Jessica!! Here’s to the best school year EVER!!

We sure do love you!

 

 

Love Life

“Don’t be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. ‘Accentuate the positive.’

 Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life.”

–Gordon B. Hinckley